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Drew Brees hits the July 25, 2010 L.A. Times bestseller list

July 22, 2010 | 12:08
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We're still several weeks away from the beginning of the football season, but Drew Brees, the New Orleans Saints quarterback, has already made his mark on the nonfiction bestseller list. "Coming Back Stronger: Unleashing the Hidden Power of Adversity," written with Chris Fabry, is Brees' memoir of injury and rejection, and taking the New Orleans Saints -- a team made homeless by Hurricane Katrina -- all the way to the Super Bowl. Brees was named the MVP of Super Bowl XLIV; his book enters the nonfiction bestseller list this week at No. 12, the highest entry among six new nonfiction books on the list this week. Stay tuned to see if his book is as determined to climb to the top as Brees himself.

101 Things I learned in Culinary School by Louis Eguaras (Grand Central: $15) Insights into the cooking profession from a Le Cordon Bleu Chef.

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Portrait of an Addict as a Young Man by Bill Clegg (Little, Brown: $23.99) A literary agent's crack-addicted confessional.

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The Bedwetter by Sarah Silverman (Harper: $25.99) The stand-up comic known for her salty humor shares her life story.

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Paperback Fiction Bestsellers

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The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo by Stieg Larsson ($14.95)

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The Girl Who Played With Fire by Stieg Larsson ($15.95)

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Little Bee by Chris Cleave ($13)

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Tinkers by Paul Harding ($14.95)

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Cutting for Stone by Abraham Verghese ($15.95)

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To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee ($7.99)

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The Art of Racing in the Rain by Garth Stein ($14.99)

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Breaking Dawn by Stephenie Meyer ($14.99) The final book in the "Twilight" saga finds Bella choosing immorality.

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Pretty Little Liars by Sara Shepard ($8.99)

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Her Fearful Symmetry by Audrey Niffenegger ($15)

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A Reliable Wife by Robert Goolrick ($14.95)

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Let the Great World Spin by Colum McCann ($15)

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The Alchemist by Paulo Coelho ($14.99)

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Last Night in Twisted River by John Irving ($17)

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Under the Dome by Stephen King ($19.99)

Paperback Nonfiction Bestsellers

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Book

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Eat, Pray, Love by Elizabeth Gilbert ($16)

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Three Cups of Tea by David Oliver Relin and Greg Mortenson ($16)

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Crazy for the Storm by Norman Ollestad ($14.99)

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Kitchen Confidential by Anthony Bourdain ($15.99)

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Zeitoun by Dave Eggers ($15.95)

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Food Rules by Michael Pollan ($11)

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Lit by Mary Karr ($14.99)

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Mennonite in a Little Black Dress by Rhoda Janzen ($14)

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The Official SAT Study Guide, 2nd Edition by The College Board ($21.99)

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When You Are Engulfed in Flames by David Sedaris ($15.99)

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The Glass Castle by Jeannette Walls ($15)

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Julie & Julia by Julie Powell ($7.99)

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Freakonomics by Stephen J. Dubner and Steven D. Levitt ($15.99)

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The Tipping Point by Malcolm Gladwell ($15.99)

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Devil in the White City by Erik Larson ($15)

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